Citation

United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. Survey of Program Dynamics (SPD), 1997: Experimental File [Bridge Survey] . Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1999-10-04. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02797.v1

Summary

This dataset is the bridge between the Survey of Income and
Program Participation (SIPP) 1992 and 1993 panels and the Survey of
Program Dynamics (SPD) 1998-2002 annual surveys. The data collected in
the 1992 and 1993 SIPP panels provide extensive background information
from which to determine the effects of welfare reform. Interviewing
the same households in the SPD will provide data covering the baseline
pre-reform period, the reform implementation period, and the
medium-term post-reform period. The data from SPD present estimates of
the economic status and activities of the population of the United
States. SPD provides monthly labor force data and, in addition,
supplies supplemental data on work experience, income, and noncash
benefits. Comprehensive work experience information is given on the
employment status, occupation, and industry of persons 15 years old
and over, as well as weeks worked and hours per week worked, reasons
for not working full-time, total income, and income
components. Information is available not only for persons currently in
the labor force but also for those who are outside the labor
force. Questions cover respondents' current desire for work, their
past work experience, and their intentions for job-seeking. SPD also
contains data covering nine noncash income sources: food stamps,
school lunch programs, employer-provided group health insurance plans,
employer-provided pension plans, personal health insurance, Medicaid,
Medicare, CHAMPUS or military health care, and energy assistance.
Basic demographic, social, and economic characteristics are supplied
for each member of the household surveyed, including age, sex, race,
ethnic origin, marital status, household relationship, education, and
veteran status. Limited data are provided on housing unit
characteristics such as number of units in structure and tenure.

Citation

United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. Survey of Program Dynamics (SPD), 1997: Experimental File [Bridge Survey] . Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1999-10-04. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02797.v1

Geographic Coverage

Time Period(s)

1996

Date of Collection

1997-04 -- 1997-06

Data Collection Notes

(1) In this hierarchical dataset, there are three
record types. The first record type is Household, with 153 variables
in 37,830 records. The second type is Family, which has 68 variables
in 33,061 records. The Person record consists of 395 variables in
77,630 records. The entire dataset contains a total of 148,521
records. (2) The dataset is a calendar-year file for 1996 intended to
be used as a research file. Longitudinal analyses can be performed by
linking this dataset to the SURVEY OF INCOME AND PROGRAM PARTICIPATION
(SIPP), 1992 (ICPSR 2037) and SURVEY OF INCOME AND PROGRAM
PARTICIPATION (SIPP) 1993 PANEL, LONGITUDINAL FILE (ICPSR 2421) using
the following match keys: SIPP panel number, sample unit
identification number, person number, and entry address ID (SIPP-PNL,
PP-ID, PP-PNUM, and PP-ENTRY). (3) The data were collected using a
modified Current Population Survey March questionnaire. This file was
processed using programs for the March Current Population Survey
Demographic Supplement. These data have undergone limited editing and
review by the Census Bureau and should be used carefully. (4) Data on
employment and income refer to the preceding year, although
demographic data refer to the time of the survey. (5) The codebook is
provided as a Portable Document Format (PDF) file. The PDF file format
was developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated and can be accessed using
PDF reader software, such as the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Information on
how to obtain a copy of the Acrobat Reader is provided through the
ICPSR Website on the Internet.

Sample

The Survey of Program Dynamics (SPD) interviewed
approximately 30,125 households from retired 1992 and 1993 Survey of
Income and Program Participation (SIPP) panels, which were
scientifically selected on the basis of area of residence to represent
the nation as a whole.

Universe

The resident population of the United States, excluding
persons living in institutions and military barracks.